Electronic jewelry boxes, illuminated charging vessels, and network-ready electronic jewelry for use with smart phones and wearable diagnostic devices including manufacturing methods, assemblies, and systems relating thereto

Abstract

Various electronic jewelry items along with electronic jewelry boxes, cases, and vessels include several embodiments providing network-ready, light-emitting, and recharging functionalities. A number of these embodiments are directed to various system arrangements including smartphones, wearable diagnostic devices, and communications networks as enabled for interactions therewith. Various related methods of manufacturing and using these electronic jewelry items and jewelry boxes, cases, and vessels are also provided.

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         252 . A method of making a natural stone jewelry box having light display notification and recharging functionality for use with personal electronic items, said method comprising the steps of:
 selecting a block of stone having a desired translucence property;   forming a stone vessel or shell from the block of stone, said stone vessel having an outside surface, an inside surface, and a thickness therebetween that allows some light to pass therethrough;   positioning at least one light emitting element at a selected location along the inside surface of said stone vessel;   providing a ceramic casing having electronic circuitry secured therein and fitting the ceramic casing onto an inside bottom area of said stone vessel; and   blowing molten glass onto the inside surface of the stone vessel to form a layer of glass to thereby encapsulate said at least one light emitting element and said ceramic casing between the inside surface of the stone vessel and the layer of glass.   
     
     
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         257 . The method according to  claim 252  wherein the electronic circuitry includes circuitry for charging rechargeable batteries when placed in the stone vessel during use thereof. 
     
     
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         265 . The method according to  claim 252  wherein the at least one light emitting element includes a predetermined number of light sources with each thereof being associated with a corresponding cluster of optical fibers bundled together at an input end thereof. 
     
     
         266 . The method according to  claim 265  wherein the step of forming the stone vessel from the block of stone further comprises forming at least one side wall including a channel formed therein on the inside surface of the stone vessel. 
     
     
         267 . The method according to  claim 266  wherein the step of positioning the at least one light emitting element along the inside surface of the stone vessel further comprises positioning a selected corresponding cluster of optical fibers into a corresponding side wall channel before the step of blowing molten glass to form the layer of glass. 
     
     
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         279 . The method according to  claim 252  further comprising the step of depositing a semi-transparent layer of gold onto at least a portion of the outside surface of the stone vessel. 
     
     
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         365 . A method of making a laminated stone shell for use as a jewelry box, said method comprising the steps of:
 selecting at least one slab of natural stone material having a desired translucence property;   forming a series of frame segments from the at least one slab of natural stone, each frame segment having an overlay portion and an overhang portion;   affixing overlay portions of consecutive frame segments together to form a rigid structure having an inside surface and an outside inverted stepped surface formed by the overhang portion of each consecutive frame segment; and   preparing the inside surface of the rigid structure to receive at least one light emitting element.   
     
     
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         385 . The method of  claim 365  further comprising:
 blowing molten glass into the stone shell to form a first layer of glass on the inside surface of the stone shell; 
 applying at least one light emitting element onto the first layer of glass in a selected location; and 
 blowing molten glass onto the first layer of glass to form a second layer of glass to thereby encapsulate said at least one light emitting element between the first and second layers of glass to form a natural stone jewelry vessel having light display notification and recharging functionality for use with personal electronic items. 
 
     
     
         386 . (canceled) 
     
     
         387 . The method according to  claim 385  including the further step of providing or obtaining an electronics casing having electronic circuitry secured therein. 
     
     
         388 . The method according to  claim 387  including the further step of fitting the electronics casing onto an inside surface of a bottom area of the stone shell. 
     
     
         389 . The method according to  claim 388  including the further step of connecting the at least one light emitting element to the electronic circuitry in the electronics casing before the step of blowing molten glass to form the second layer of glass. 
     
     
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         392 . The method according to  claim 385  wherein the electronic circuitry includes circuitry for charging rechargeable batteries when placed in the vessel during use thereof. 
     
     
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         395 . The method according to  claim 385  wherein the natural stone jewelry vessel is configured as a stone jewelry box. 
     
     
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         398 . The method according to  claim 395  wherein the stone jewelry box is configured to be used to charge either or both a mobile phone and electronic jewelry items placed therein together. 
     
     
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         400 . The method according to  claim 385  wherein the at least one light emitting element includes a predetermined number of light sources with each thereof being associated with a corresponding cluster of optical fibers bundled together at an input end thereof. 
     
     
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         589 . An illuminated charging and wake-up vessel, comprising:
 a container portion having at least one side wall and a bottom, said container portion being formed from a first rigid layer and a second rigid layer with said first rigid layer being formed from a translucent material;   an electronics casing positioned in the bottom of the container portion being encapsulated therein between the first and second rigid layers, said electronics casing including control circuitry and a charging pad for changing a mobile phone when placed in the container portion;   receiving circuitry in operable engagement with said control circuitry, said receiving circuitry configured to receive a wake-up signal from the mobile phone; and   at least one light source encapsulated between the first and second rigid layers and associated operably with said control circuitry such that when said receiving circuitry receives a wake-up signal from the mobile phone, said control circuitry switches said at least one light source from an off-state to an on-state.   
     
     
         590 . The illuminated wake-up vessel according to  claim 589  wherein said at least one light source includes a plurality of light sources. 
     
     
         591 . The illuminated wake-up vessel according to  claim 590  wherein at least one of the plurality of light sources is associated with a bundle of optical fibers. 
     
     
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         595 . The illuminated wake-up vessel according to  claim 591  wherein any number of optical fiber bundles is encapsulated between the first and second rigid layers and at least some thereof have at least some extension segments that extend up and over a top edge of the vessel. 
     
     
         596 . (canceled) 
     
     
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         598 . The illuminated wake-up vessel according to  claim 589  wherein said on-state includes an initial lower-power on-state that transitions to a higher-power on-state over a set time period such that the at least one light source in response thereto transitions from a corresponding lower brightness to a higher brightness over said set time period. 
     
     
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